Master
In Belfast City
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Master
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Location
Belfast city (Northern Ireland)
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Duration
1 Year
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Missed the recent webinar? The recording is now available to watch: LLM Law Speaker - Dr Peter Doran , Programme Director Click here to watch the recorded webinar The LLM (Law) provides ambitious graduates with a highly flexible approach to advanced legal studies, focused on the School of Law's specialisms in criminal justice, european law, public and environmental governance, human rights and international business. The programme reflects the School's global orientation and its culture of critical enquiry and as such we encourage you to devise the pathway that best suits your scholarly interests and your career ambitions. Why Queen's?Research-led teaching The School of Law is ranked in the Top 10 in the UK with an impressive 8th overall in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2013. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise 95% of research in the School was rated of international quality and above, with 60% of research rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. Dissertation with placement The Law LLM offers students the opportunity to combine an internship or work placement with the dissertation. Did you know? The School of Law is ranked in the Top 10 in the UK with an impressive 8th overall in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2013
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Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or above or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in Law, Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline. Exemption from these requirements may be considered for those applicants who hold a Masters degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) OR for those applicants with a 2.2 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) along with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. Admission under the Recognition of Prior...
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Law
- School
- Human Rights
- LLM
- International
- Governance
- University
- Global
- Teaching
Course programme
Course Details
The programme is delivered through a series of taught modules and culminates in the submission of a dissertation on an original topic. Students can choose from the wide range of modules available on any of the School's LLM programmes. Some sample modules are listed below.
Methodology mini-modules
- Approaches to Legal Research
- Conceptions of Human Rights
- Criminal Justice and Criminology Methods
- Making Knowledge Work
- Methods of Legislation
Optional modules
- Challenges for a World in Transition
- Company and Commercial Law from a Comparative Perspective
- Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
- Crime, Justice, Society
- Environmental Governance from the Global to the Local
- Equality and Discrimination
- Finance, Competition and Law
- Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Times of Conflict
- International Human Rights Law
- Issues in Corporate Governance
- The Company in Society
- Transition Europe: the role of the EU in a changing world
Dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words Dissertation with Placement
Assessment & FeedbackAssessment is primarily via coursework and submission of a final dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words.
Learning and TeachingMorning and Afternoon
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Law